I work for a textile company which seems to be doing well considering. I work out on the floor under what we call a resource instead of supervisor. She is hot headed and cannot control her temper. This has been ongoing for years. To make a long story short, I recently had a comment with her about it not being fair that overtime people working my normal process and me having to go to another area to work. Well the next day I was taken to the office and sent home for challenging her and refusing to do a job. I did not refuse to do a job, I just stated that it wasn't fair. I was told that the decision was a hard one to make considering it was a he said she said. But overall they had decided to send my home. I feel that this decision was made before I even got to tell my side of the story considering my plant manager stated that "we" he and my resource made that decision-which was not made while I was in the meeting. I lost hours of work and felt as though I was not trust worthy of my side of the story. Why is it that she seems to get away with everything. I made a comment and was sent home for refusal. She gets to "go off" and we have to take it because he never sees our side of things. Which happens to be the truth.
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He said She said-The Resource always wins
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HEADACHE
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Post Count: 1Posted 1 week ago # -
OnYourSide
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Post Count: 405Hi, Headache -
Because the person in the position of power is ALWAYS given the benefit of the doubt. That's just the way it is.If this person is truly a problem, she must be pulling the same kind of stuff on all the other folks who work under her. So why don't you form a coalition and go to the plant manager to complain about the way she treats people?
Just like the person in the power position always being given the benefit of the doubt, there's power in numbers, and the plant manager will have a difficult time writing off a complaint about this person's behavior if 5 or 6 or 8 or 10 or 15 of you show up in his office together to voice a complaint together.
And if you get "in trouble" - punished in any way for approaching the plant manager with your complaints - you can mention to him that taking any action against you for doing so is against the National Labor Relations Act, whether you're in a labor union or not. Almost ALL employees are covered by the NLRA's provision that says you are free to discuss the terms and conditions of your employment - it's called "concerted activities".
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littlelulu
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Post Count: 2914Welcome to the forum, Headache.
OnYourSides comment about management ALWAYS given the benefit of doubt is SO true. Management where I used to work are ALWAYS believed, even when more than one person coroborates what is going on. A very FLAWED system, to be sure, and one that is going to get the state of Washington sued for not only me but a former co-worker that is now in the process of being fired just because my ex-sup doesn't like him, either. And I worked in a very small office in a small community for the largest state agency in Washington(less than 25 people). So HOW can upper management JUSTIFY to state office that there really is truth behind firing two tenured workers that is going to cost the state MILLIONS of dollars to resolve??
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Post Count: 443Welcome to our forum Headache!
When I went to HR to complain about my Boss who yelled and looks at me with this angry bulging eyes and condescending attitude, for not once, twice, but all the time, she literrally told me that "isn't he allowed to set his standards on how things are done, after all he is your manager?" Shocked!!!! of what she said, I wiped my tears off(tears because I was pi****ed)brushed myself off and went straight EEOC! That is after I found this forum and purchased Curt's book on Warklaws Exposed.....read thru it in one day and oh boy did I learned so much....that's why I use Msliberated:):):)Posted 1 week ago # -
littlelulu
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Post Count: 2914That is ABSOLUTELY THE MOST RIDICULOUS RESPONSE FROM HR I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!!
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OnYourSide
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Post Count: 405Not only ridiculous, but SHAMEFUL.
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